Vampires were, well, vampires – most of whom ended up on the wrong end of said axe.

Edgar Allan Poe had a cameo.

It is completely ridiculous in the best possible sense of the word.

Things I didn't like about this book:

The fact that it was the progenitor of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter The Movie. It may be completely unfair to make any judgement of a book based on its film adaptation but I don't care. I want those two hours back and I want my previously, untarnished memory of this book back too.

My recommendation: Read the book, do not watch the film (in fact bury the DVD in the garden so it cannot make it back into circulation).